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Hill of Arisdale

Located in Shetland Islands, Scotland Coordinates: 60°32′17″ N 1°06′02″ W

Map showing the location of Hill of Arisdale Hill of Arisdale
Location in United Kingdom
Elevation
210 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Otterswick
3.3 km NE
Airports
LSI Sumburgh Airport74 km
EOI Eday Airport177 km

About Hill of Arisdale

Hill of Arisdale is an island. Location: Shetland Islands, Scotland. The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (74 km). Nearby sights include Evra Houll and South Ward of Reafirth.

Climate of Hill of Arisdale

This month · November

A wet month

Day 7° · Night 3° · Rain 155 mm

Hottest month
August (day 14°)
Coldest month
February (night 1°)
Wettest month
November (155 mm)
Driest month
May (52 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Hill of Arisdale
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)5°5°6°7°10°12°13°14°12°9°7°5°
Average low (°C)1°1°1°3°5°7°9°9°8°6°3°2°
Precipitation (mm)1421021277552585980119135155148

How to get to Hill of Arisdale

The nearest airport is Sumburgh Airport (LSI), 74 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Bergen, 354 km to the east.

Airports

  • Sumburgh Airport (LSI) Lerwick, Shetland 74 kmsouth
  • Eday Airport (EOI) Eday 177 kmsouthwest
  • Kirkwall Airport (KOI) Kirkwall, Orkney Islands 203 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Bergen Population: 294K 354 kmeast
  • Aberdeen Population: 198.6K 382 kmsouth

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Hill of Arisdale

Within 100 km: 11 historic and cultural sites, 584 natural sites, 259 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km355 places

  • Whalsay Island 24 kmS
  • Fetlar Island Island 16 kmNE
  • Brother Isle Island 8 kmW
  • Little Holm Island 9 kmW

25–60 km416 places

  • Shetland Islands Island 25 kmS
  • Unst Island 26 kmNE
  • Trondra Island 48 kmS
  • Green Holm Island 47 kmS

60–100 km83 places

  • Ward of Scousburgh Mountain 66 kmS
  • Midi Field Mountain 61 kmS
  • The Compass Mountain 75 kmS
  • Erne's Ward Mountain 73 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Nearest towns and villages

  • Otterswick Village, Shetland Islands
    3.3 km NE
  • Gossabrough Village, Shetland Islands
    3.3 km E
  • Hamnavoe Village, Shetland Islands
    3.6 km S
  • West Yell Village, Shetland Islands
    4.1 km W
  • Setter Village, Shetland Islands
    4.2 km SW
  • Aywick Village, Shetland Islands
    4.5 km NE

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